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Assay
Reference: J:112915 Kruger M, et al., Functional redundancy of NSCL-1 and NeuroD during development of the petrosal and vestibulocochlear ganglia. Eur J Neurosci. 2006 Sep;24(6):1581-90
Assay type: In situ reporter (knock in)
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6202083
Gene symbol: Nhlh1
Gene name: nescient helix loop helix 1
Reporter: lacZ
Direct Detection
Results
Specimen E8.75 (12-14 somites) not shown: embryonic day 8.75; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS14: trigeminal neural crest Present Expression first detected in trigeminal (V) ganglion at E8.75 (12-14 somites).

Specimen 16-20 somites not shown: embryonic day 9.0; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS14: facio-acoustic neural crest Present Authors report expression in geniculate (VII) and vestibulocochlear (VIII) ganglia at E9.25 (2224 somites stage).
TS14: epibranchial placode Present Authors report expression in petrosal (IX) and nodose (X) ganglia at E9.25 (2224 somites stage).
TS14: petrosal placode Present Authors report expression in petrosal (IX) and nodose (X) ganglia at E9.25 (2224 somites stage).

Specimen 1A: embryonic day 9.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS15: facio-acoustic preganglion complex Present Regionally restricted 1A Expression in geniculate (facial) and vestibulocochlear (acoustic) ganglia,

Specimen 1A inset: embryonic day 9.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS15: facio-acoustic preganglion complex Weak Regionally restricted 1A inset Weak expression in aggregating neurons of developing vestibulocochlear ganglion. Expression only in cells that had aggregated in the ganglion.
TS15: otocyst Absent 1A inset Expression only in cells that had left the otic vesicle.

Specimen 1B: embryonic day 10.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Strong 1B Authors state expression level increased during next few days. Strongest expression at E10.5 in geniculate (VII) and vestibulocochlear (VIII) ganglia.
TS17: facial ganglion Strong 1B Authors state expression level increased during next few days. Strongest expression at E10.5 in geniculate (VII) and vestibulocochlear (VIII) ganglia.

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 11.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS19: acoustic ganglion Present 1C From E11.5 downwards, levels of expression continuously decreased but could still be detected until the end of fetal development.
TS19: facial ganglion Present 1C From E11.5 downwards, levels of expression continuously decreased but could still be detected until the end of fetal development.

Specimen 2A: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: inner ear Strong Regionally restricted 2A Relatively strong expression in all sensory organs of inner ear.
TS26: macula of saccule Strong 2A
TS26: macula of utricle Strong 2A
TS26: semicircular canal Strong Regionally restricted 2A Expression in all cristae of semicircular canals.
TS26: organ of Corti Strong Regionally restricted 2A Expression in inner and outer hair cells of cochlea

Specimen 2B: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: vestibulo-cochlear ganglion Weak 2B Low level expression in vestibulo-cochlear ganglion. Authors expression in cells separate from proliferating cells stained for BrdU.

Specimen 2B inset: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 2B inset Expression in inner and outer sensory hair cells of the organ of Corti.

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: vestibulo-cochlear ganglion Weak Regionally restricted 2C Low level expression in vestibulo-cochlear ganglion. Expression restricted to differentiated neurons.

Specimen 2C inset: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: vestibulo-cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 2C inset Expression localized to differentiating neurons within the vestibulococlear ganglion.

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 2D Expression restricted to rows of inner and outer hair cells.

Specimen 2D inset: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: organ of Corti Present 2D inset

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: vestibulo-cochlear ganglion Weak Regionally restricted 2F Low level expression in vestibulo-cochlear ganglion. Expression restricted to differentiated neurons.

Specimen 2F inset: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 2F inset Expression localized to inner and outer hair cells.

Specimen 3A: postnatal day 5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression in all inner and outer sensory hair cells of cochlea

Specimen 3A inset: postnatal day 5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 3A inset Expression in all inner and outer sensory hair cells of cochlea

Specimen 3B: postnatal day 5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in all inner and outer sensory hair cells of cochlea

Specimen 3C: postnatal day 5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: posterior semicircular canal Strong Regionally restricted 3C Expression confined to semicircular canal epithelium. No expression in supporting cells of canal epithelium.

Specimen 3C inset: postnatal day 5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: posterior semicircular canal Strong Regionally restricted 3C inset Expression confined to semicircular canal epithelium. No expression in supporting cells of canal epithelium.

Specimen P5 not shown: postnatal day 5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted Expression in sensory receptor cells of cristae of all three semicircular canals.

Specimen 3D: postnatal day 15; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: organ of Corti Strong Regionally restricted 3D Relatively strong expression within apical turns of cochlea.

Specimen 3E: postnatal day 15; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: organ of Corti Present Regionally restricted 3E Expression in only ~50% of inner and outer hair cells.

Specimen 3F: postnatal day 15; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: organ of Corti Weak Regionally restricted 3F Expression confined to sensory receptor cells of cochlea. Weak expression in inner and outer hair cells.

Specimen P30 not shown: postnatal day 30; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: inner ear Absent

Specimen adult not shown: postnatal month 6; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: inner ear Absent

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 10.5; Neurod1tm1Mjts/Neurod1+, Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Present 4A
TS17: facial ganglion Present 4A
TS17: trigeminal ganglion Present 4A

Specimen 4A inset: embryonic day 10.5; Neurod1tm1Mjts/Neurod1+, Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Present 4A inset

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 10.5; Neurod1tm1Mjts/Neurod1tm1Mjts, Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Present 4B
TS17: facial ganglion Present 4B
TS17: trigeminal ganglion Present 4B

Specimen 4B inset: embryonic day 10.5; Neurod1tm1Mjts/Neurod1tm1Mjts, Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Weak Regionally restricted 4B inset Authors report significant reduction in number of expressing cells within vestibulocochlear ganglion.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 10.5; Neurod1tm1Mjts/Neurod1tm1Mjts, Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1tm1Thbr (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Present 4C
TS17: facial ganglion Present 4C
TS17: trigeminal ganglion Present 4C

Specimen 4C inset: embryonic day 10.5; Neurod1tm1Mjts/Neurod1tm1Mjts, Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1tm1Thbr (more )
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TS17: acoustic ganglion Weak Regionally restricted 4C inset Authors report significant reduction in number of expressing cells within vestibulocochlear ganglion.

Specimen 6A: embryonic day 14.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS22: neural retina Present Regionally restricted 6A Authors report first expression detected in the ganglion cell layer at E14.5.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 16.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS24: retina layer Present Regionally restricted 6C Authors report expression in the ganglion cell layer.
TS24: retina outer nuclear layer Strong 6C Prominent expression at outer boundary of ventricular zone.
TS24: retina inner nuclear layer Present Scattered 6C Expression in a few scattered cells within inner part of ventricular zone.

Specimen 6E: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: retina nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 6E Expression in cells at outer and inner borders of ventricular zone.
TS26: retina outer nuclear layer Strong 6E Strong expression in outer ventricular zone.

Specimen 6G: postnatal day 10; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: retina outer nuclear layer Absent 6G No expression in outer ventricular zone.
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Present 6G Expression restricted to ganglion cell layer and inner nuclear layer of retina.
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present 6G Expression restricted to ganglion cell layer and inner nuclear layer of retina.

Specimen adult not shown: postnatal adult; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: retina Absent

Specimen 6I: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: retina Present Regionally restricted 6I Expression restricted to postmitotic cells.

Specimen 6J: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1tm1Thbr (more )
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TS26: retina Present Regionally restricted 6J Expression restricted to postmitotic cells.

Specimen 6K: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: retina outer nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 6K Expression in outer boundary of ventricular layer decreased in intensity at periphery of retina.

Specimen 7A: embryonic day 16.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS24: hair follicle Present 7A In anterior head region, expression in hair follicles in anterior head region.

Specimen 7A inset: embryonic day 16.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS24: hair follicle Present 7A inset Expression within hair follicles at E16.5 when hair follicles begin to mature and invaginate dermis.

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: head skin Present Regionally restricted 7B Expression in cells in basal layer of skin in anterior head regions.

Specimen 7B inset: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: vibrissa follicle Present 7B inset

Specimen 7C: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: vibrissa follicle Present Regionally restricted 7C Expression concentrated around bulge region and base of vibrissa follicle.

Specimen 7D: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: hair outer root sheath Present Regionally restricted 7D Authors report no colocalization of expression with BrdU in cells in outer hair sheet layer.

Specimen 7E: postnatal adult; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: hair follicle Present Regionally restricted 7E Expression still detectable in hair follicles in basal areas of skin.

Specimen 7F: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: skin Present Regionally restricted 7F Expression in Merkel cells containing touch domes of skin.

Specimen 7F inset: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: skin Present Regionally restricted 7F inset Expression in Merkel cells containing touch domes of skin.

Specimen 7G: embryonic day 18.5; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS26: skin Present Regionally restricted 7G Expression in Merkel cells containing touch domes of skin.

Specimen 7H: postnatal adult; Nhlh1tm1Thbr/Nhlh1+ (more )
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TS28: taste bud Present Regionally restricted 7H Expression in subset of taste buds.


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